1965 Salisbury by-election

1965 UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 The 1965 Salisbury by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Salisbury in Wiltshire on 4 February 1965. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Michael Hamilton. Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the 58-year-old sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Morrison had been ennobled as Baron Margadale. He had won the seat at a by-election in 1942. Candidates The Conservative candidate was 46-year-old Michael Hamilton. The Labour Party selected the National Union of Bank Employees official Leif Mills, and the Liberal Party fielded Hugh Capstick; both had contested the seat at the general election in October 1964. Maj. Horace Trevor-Cox, a former Conservative MP, stood as Independent Conservative candidate. Result Michael Hamilton of the Conservative Party returned to the House of Commons as an MP after he lost his Wellingborough seat in the General election in 1964. Votes Salisbury by-election, February 1965http://by-elections.co.uk/65.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205408/http://by-elections.co.uk/65.html 1965 By Election Results 2013-10-29 dead 2015-08-19 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hamilton 17,599 48.2 −0.1 Labour Party (UK) Leif Mills 13,660 37.4 +3.0 Liberal Party (UK) Hugh Capstick 4,699 12.9 −4.4 Independent Conservative Horace Trevor-Cox 533 1.5 New 3,939 10.8 −3.1 36,491 Conservative Party (UK) General election October 1964: Salisbury Conservative Party (UK) John Morrison 20,071 48.3 −4.5 Labour Party (UK) Leif A Mills 14,311 34.4 +1.3 Liberal Party (UK) Hugh Capstick 7,176 17.3 +3.2 5,760 13.9 −5.8 41,558 78.6 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) See also Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency) Salisbury 1931 Salisbury by-election 1942 Salisbury by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections References British Parliamentary by-elections: Salisbury 1965 March 2012 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Wiltshire constituencies Category:1965 in England Salisbury Category:Politics of Salisbury Category:20th century in Wiltshire